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Somalia vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 9.2% cheaper than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 26.7% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 92.9% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Somalia

The cost of entertainment and sports and groceries in Somalia are more expensive than in Tanzania. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Somalia.

Somalia vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somalia instead of Tanzania, you would:

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pay 7.6% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$2.88 SOS1,635	-26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$4.62 SOS2,631	-45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$0.74 SOS420	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.40 SOS225	+30.3%
Average			-7.6%

Tanzania vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$1.12 SOS640	+53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$2.17 SOS1,233	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$7.78 SOS4,423	+39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$2.51 SOS1,429	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$2.44 SOS1,387	+29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$1.49 SOS846	+14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.98 SOS559	+99.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$1.27 SOS724	+195.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.62 SOS354	+73.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.64 SOS363	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.58 SOS330	-5.6%
Average			+48.8%

Tanzania vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Tanzania	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$3.87 SOS2,201	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$25.00 SOS14,222	+58.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$5,750.00 SOS3,270,984	-67.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$7.43 SOS4,229	-40.5%
Average			-16.8%

Tanzania vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.7% less for housing

	Tanzania	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$37.79 SOS21,498	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$142.93 SOS81,308	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$98.19 SOS55,855	-44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$73.70 SOS41,925	+14.7%
Average			-26.7%

Tanzania vs. Somalia - Cost of housing

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pay 92.9% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$43.33 SOS24,651	-89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$585.00 SOS332,787	-95.9%
Average			-92.9%

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pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$7.00 SOS3,982	+410.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$1.19 SOS676	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$1.10 SOS626	-44.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$33.33 SOS18,962	-43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$5.00 SOS2,844	-21.2%
Average			+51.9%

Tanzania vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Tanzania	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$15.25 SOS8,675	-15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$19.78 SOS11,251	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$19.89 SOS11,314	-29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$37.28 SOS21,206	-11.0%
Average			-21.1%

Tanzania vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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